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Continue reading →: Philippians (Is salvation a life-long process?)
OVERVIEW OF BOOK The book of Philippians was written by Paul (with Timothy) to believers in Philippi, and it is mostly about joy. Paul has joy because of them, he has joy in Christ despite being imprisoned, and he wants them to have joy (in fact, he urges them to rejoice).…
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Continue reading →: Ephesians – Part 2 of 2 (Can you know whether another person is saved?)
Can you know whether another person is saved? This is a question I’ve asked, and answered, in my review of several other New Testament books, and the answer is always the same…yes. In Ephesians, Paul knows, and the recipients know, that they are saved. We can see this from the…
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Continue reading →: Ephesians – Part 1 of 2 (How do you become saved?)
OVERVIEW OF BOOK Have you ever stopped for a moment to think not about what you want or don’t have in this life, but how blessed you really are? I must confess, I don’t do this nearly enough. But after reading the book of Ephesians, I did thank God for…
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Continue reading →: How to be Saved #3: Rich Young Ruler
What is the most important question you’ve ever asked, and who was it to? Was it to your girlfriend when you asked, “Will you marry me?” Or to your boyfriend, with “Do you love me?” In this fourth blog entry on How to be Saved, I will comment on a…
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Continue reading →: How to be Saved #2: Come to Me
Come to Me If you are a parent, you undoubtedly remember saying words similar to this when your son or daughter was about to take his/her first steps. “Come to Daddy!” “Come to Mommy!” You were there, with a camcorder (or phone) in one hand, and your other hand extended…
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Continue reading →: How to be Saved #1: Lose your Life
Are you willing to lose your life for Him? Your answer to this question has a lot to say about where you will spend eternity. Let me explain. As you know, I’ve been combing through each book in the New Testament in search of verses that relate to salvation. I’ve…
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Continue reading →: Galatians (How receive the HS and God’s approval?)
OVERVIEW In ELO’s song, “Sweet Talkin’ Woman,” there’s a line that says, “no, no, no…don’t know what I’m going to do, I gotta get back to you.” If I were to pick a line in a song by one of my favorite groups from the 80’s that could be…
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Continue reading →: Jude – Part 2 of 2 (Homosexuals and heaven)
In this blog entry, I’ll address the highly sensitive question of whether homosexuals go to heaven. Will homosexuals go to heaven? Fifty years ago, maybe even twenty, our society rarely talked about homosexuals, and when people did, it was in a negative way. Homosexuals, back then, were perverted; they had…
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Continue reading →: Jude – Part 1 of 2 (Are you a slave? Can you know if another is saved?)
OVERVIEW OF JUDE Jude is a short book written by Jude, the half brother of Jesus Christ, to Christians. Jude had intended to write to these believers about the salvation they shared, but instead felt compelled to warn them about false teachers who were causing divisions among them. To address…
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Continue reading →: James – Part 2 of 2 (Are you saved by faith or faith and good deeds?)
To be saved, does a person have to perform good deeds, or do good works, in addition to having faith? Or, is faith alone sufficient? The answer to this has divided Catholics and Protestants on the subject of salvation. Can I solve the 2,000 year old question to set one…
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